African Americans for Dean

[dajabr]

Courtney Smith from Florida has launched an excellent new website, African Americans for Dean. From the homepage:

We now find ourselves in a never-ending nightmare. Thanks to Bush, we are now mired in an unnecessary and expensive war, ruined foreign relations with our long-standing allies, record unemployment, a record-breaking federal deficit, record-breaking numbers of Americans loosing their homes to foreclosure, record numbers of African American children living below the poverty line, bankrupt states, cuts in all types of aid programs and educational assistance for the most needy among us, a permanent cloud of anxiety and fear, unfair tax cuts for the wealthy, and the list of horrors just goes on and on....

The upcoming 2004 presidential election is by far one of the most critically important elections in the history of this country. It is our opportunity to remove Bush and his gang, and to return the country to the path of peace, prosperity and equal rights for all. We can, and must do this. Your help is needed NOW!

The Site: http://www.africanamericansfordean.com/AA/

Volunteer: http://www.africanamericansfordean.com/AA/volunteer.htm

Via: http://blog.deanforamerica.com/archives/000975.html

A much needed and welcome addition to the Dean "Family" of websites created by his supporters.

[ThorsteinVeblen]

1. Howard Dean's ability to inspire is incredible

He is really going to bring this country together again.

[Upfront]

2. Not Bad Yourself Thorny

You inspire as well, like your posts. :toast:

[Cha]

3. I'm thrilled about knowing of this site! We talked about just this

thing in our Meetup last night!

Boy will I have some info for the next meetup and before! :D

Thanks, dajabr!

[dajabr]

4. zidzi, you're welcome...

Glad to hear you (finally!) made it to a MeetUp. Sounds like you liked what you saw.

:hi:

[Cha]

5. Yes! It was the best first meeting I ever could have had!

I just got an article about it e-mailed to me.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=103&topic_id=5150&mesg_id=5150


:hi:

[newsguyatl]

6. this

is terrific!!! :bounce:

thanks for posting and i will spread the word!

[dajabr]

7. Good night everybody!

Play nice!

:kick:

[VoteClark]

8. I am sure both of them will be happy that they made a site for them

I personally know of no better way to get those two on board. And we all know it takes a "White guy to speak out for civil rights of black people." Otherwise they would have to rely on people like Al Sharpton, Mosley Bruan, Jesse Jackson, and Martin Luther King Jr. Clearly Dean can do a better job, right?

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[VoteClark]

10. Expressing opinions about Candidates is not banning someone

But direct attacks on people who make them are.

[tedoll78]

11. Don't worry about DC..

You can smell the jealousy from a mile away.

[Vikingking66]

12. that's a deliberate misquote

Dean said that white politicians should do
more than talk about race in front of black
audiences, that they should talk about race
in front of white audiences.

In short, he was saying that standing up
to racism means actually arguing to the other
side, not just to the converted.

You know that's what he said, and you're spamming
DU with misinformation. You don't have to bash
Dean to support Clark, you know.

[VoteClark]

13. You hear what you want I admit

It is not word for word. But I know what I heard. I know that he is not very good with minorites, dumping toxic waste on them for one. Most polls show Dean way behind in the minority vote, and I know why.

[dajabr]

14. You know what you heard?

Were you at the event, or was the newspaper talking to you again?

:eyes:

[RUMMYisFROSTED]

16. I think this is what was being read:

[acerbic]

15. "It is not word for word"

In other words: it's exactly what DU rules ridiculously don't allow to be talked about using the proper and accurate nouns and verbs.